League

Marseille
Spectators: 8166 (Terracing: 6126, Seating: 1878, VIP seats: 162) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jean-Michel His started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Jean-Michel His shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marquinhos Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marseille's Marquinhos Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by François-Xavier Fauchet in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when François-Xavier Fauchet came free, but Marquinhos Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquinhos Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from François-Xavier Fauchet in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, Industrial FC's Wilfried Maho got control of the ball when Ali Saarinen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kévin Péru hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute Viviano Casado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfried Maho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marquinhos Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Michel His, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute, Tierney McJames hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viviano Casado made a kick off. Wilfried Maho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viviano Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by John-Paul Bartoli in the 60th minute of play forced Marseille's goalkeeper Marquinhos Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 played minutes Marseille got a freekick which was hit by Tierney McJames. Bryan Hauet hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramzi Bleuze in the 67th minute of play forced Industrial FC's goalkeeper Wilfried Maho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Marseille booed when Industrial FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patrick Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Tierney McJames ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilfried Maho was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 77th minute Ramzi Bleuze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfried Maho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marseille made a substitution. Armand Tabary replaced Kévin Péru. Marseille made a substitution. Robert Franceschi replaced Viviano Casado. Marseille's attentive Ramzi Bleuze managed to snatch the ball when Matthieu Legroux made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute Ali Saarinen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfried Maho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Industrial FC's Wilfried Maho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Franceschi in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Industrial FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tierney McJames came free, but Wilfried Maho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Industrial FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.